This is not the best program for those students who want to study behavioral economics in depth, since you will learn behavioral economics as well as one of three tracks of traditional economics in one year. There are only two relevant courses: advanced behavioral economics and its seminar.

The highlight of this program has got to be the variety of courses on offer, it includes all sectors of economics and business and allows you to delve deeper into the ones of your choosing in the second and third years. The facilities on offer are about at par with the other notable universities in the Netherlands such as the University of Amsterdam or Utrecht, this includes both academic resources, as well as recreational, notably the sports facilities, which are on another level. The student life is vibrant, though a bit Dutch-centric vibes with most social gatherings being at bars or involving beers 99% of the time. Internationals don’t have anything to worry about though as people are very welcoming and the student community is huge, so everyone is bound to find someone they get along with. There is great emphasis on prospects at this uni with local companies hosting intro days on campus and week-long career festivals that take place multiple times throughout the year, to put it in short they really do care about you here.

All lecturers so far seem to be authorities in their fields. The classes are well conducted despite the limitations of the pandemic and within the MSc Behavioral Economics (Economics and Business) there are three tracks each with their choice of electives which allows each student to tailor the programme a bit more to their interests. The university has all sort of imaginable facilities and the student body and the faculty are quite diverse. On the other hand, at least at the Master level, there is very little in the way of introducing new students to how the university, its facilities and other important aspects of student life work, so it might take a bit more effort to get acclimated than it should.